1
: any of various former basic monetary units (as in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg)
2
the basic monetary unit of Switzerland and a number of especially sub-Saharan nations in Africa see Money Table
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The bank completed a similar buyback last month, bringing in 5.01 billion Swiss francs ($5.52 billion), or 8.62 % of the share capital of UBS, over the course of two years.
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Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
For 15 billion Swiss francs—roughly $17 billion—the lab envisions digging a 91-kilometer-long tunnel and installing an e+e- ring called the Future Circular Collider-ee (FCC-ee) that would run at 350 GeV, the likely limit for such a machine.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
The dominant Swiss luxury watch brand produced 1.24 million timepieces in 2023 with sales of 10.1 billion Swiss francs ($11.5 billion).
—Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
The one-of-a-kind timepiece from the Geneva watchmaker could fetch more than 1 million Swiss francs ($1.1 million) at auction, Guillemin said.
—Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
The black dial chronograph, reference 6262 with exotic subdials, has a pre-auction estimate of 200,000 francs to 400,000 francs.
—Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley published a report that shows Rolex raked in 10.1 billion Swiss francs ($11.5 billion) for the first time in 2023.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
In September, Nestlé announced plans to increase sales of more nutritious products by 20-25 billion francs ($22.8-$28.5 billion) by 2030.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Nestlé’s 2023, by the numbers For the full-year 2023, Nestle’s net profit grew about 20% to 11.2 billion Swiss francs ($12.7 billion), compared with 9.27 billion Swiss francs ($10.5 billion) in 2022.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
For 15 billion Swiss francs—roughly $17 billion—the lab envisions digging a 91-kilometer-long tunnel and installing an e+e- ring called the Future Circular Collider-ee (FCC-ee) that would run at 350 GeV, the likely limit for such a machine.
—Byadrian Cho, science.org, 28 Mar. 2024
The dominant Swiss luxury watch brand produced 1.24 million timepieces in 2023 with sales of 10.1 billion Swiss francs ($11.5 billion).
—Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 29 Feb. 2024
The one-of-a-kind timepiece from the Geneva watchmaker could fetch more than 1 million Swiss francs ($1.1 million) at auction, Guillemin said.
—Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
The black dial chronograph, reference 6262 with exotic subdials, has a pre-auction estimate of 200,000 francs to 400,000 francs.
—Andy Hoffman, Fortune Europe, 20 Mar. 2024
On Wednesday, Morgan Stanley published a report that shows Rolex raked in 10.1 billion Swiss francs ($11.5 billion) for the first time in 2023.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
In September, Nestlé announced plans to increase sales of more nutritious products by 20-25 billion francs ($22.8-$28.5 billion) by 2030.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Nestlé’s 2023, by the numbers For the full-year 2023, Nestle’s net profit grew about 20% to 11.2 billion Swiss francs ($12.7 billion), compared with 9.27 billion Swiss francs ($10.5 billion) in 2022.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 Feb. 2024
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franc
noun1
: the former basic unit of money of France and Belgium
2
: a basic unit of money (as of Switzerland)
3
: a coin representing one franc
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